Greatest England ODI XI of all time

#3 Wicket-keeper & All-rounders

Andrew Flintoff's ability to contribute with both bat and ball made him an indispensable player

At the moment, it would be incredibly difficult to find a harder hitter of the cricket ball than Jos Buttler. During the course of the last couple of years, the dynamic right-hander has rapidly risen to become an integral part of the new age England batting lineup. He has featured in 104 ODIs thus far and plundered 2672 runs at an average of 37.63 and astounding strike-rate of 117.39 with five centuries as well as 14 fifties. As evidenced by his collection of 133 catches and 18 stumpings, his glove-work is top-notch too.

When he burst onto the scene during the late 1990s, Andrew Flintoff was instantly earmarked as England's brightest hope in the ODI circuit. Capable of turning the match with either bat and ball, he grew from strength to strength to finish as his team's best all-rounder in the 50-over format. The attacking right-hander scored 3394 runs from 141 ODIs at a strike-rate of 88.82. Alongside his blistering hitting, he also troubled opposition lineups with his bustling pace. 169 wickets at a splendid average of 24.38 and economy-rate of 4.39 stands as testament to his prowess with the ball.

On face value, Sir Ian Botham's style of game-plashould have been perfect for ODIs. However, for all his legendary performances in Tests, the great all-rounder underachieved in the limited-overs format. Nevertheless, he showed glimpses of his genius from time to time in ODIs. The Cheshire-born icon played 116 matches and scored 2113 runs at an average of 23.21 and strike-rate of 79.10 with 9 fifties. He did pick up 145 scalps at an excellent economy-rate of 3.96.